The Carvajal family /
The historical account of one Jewish family's adventures in the New World. The adventures of Luis de Carvajal form the main narrative thread, which intervenes with other episodes and descriptions of everyday life and coustoms, food and dress, methods of travel, trials of accused heretics, the i...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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El Paso, Tex. :
Texas Western Press,
[2002]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Publisher description |
| Summary: | The historical account of one Jewish family's adventures in the New World. The adventures of Luis de Carvajal form the main narrative thread, which intervenes with other episodes and descriptions of everyday life and coustoms, food and dress, methods of travel, trials of accused heretics, the inquisitor's methods of torture, and insights into the plight of the Inquisition's imprisoned victims. |
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| Item Description: | Cover has subtitle: The Jews and the Inquisition in New Spain in the sixteenth century. |
| Physical Description: | xxxviii, 525 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: | 087404247X 9780874042474 |